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Lime Coconut Snowballs
These cookies are a family favorite. We love making them during the holidays or anytime!
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Servings: 36 cookies
Calories: 136 kcal
Course:
Baked Goods
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
For the Dough:
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon grated lime zest
- 3/4 cup superfine sugar*
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter, cut into sixteen 1/2-inch pieces, at cool room temperature
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons cream cheese, at room temperature
For the Glaze:
- 1 tablespoon cream cheese, at room temperature
- 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 1 1/2 cups powedered sugar
- 1 1/2 cups sweetened shredded coconut
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- For the cookies, in bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the beater attachment, mix flour, lime zest, sugar, and salt on low speed until combined, about 5 seconds. With mixer running on low, add butter 1 piece at a time; continue to mix until mixture looks crumbly and slightly wet, about 1 minute longer.
- Add vanilla and cream cheese and mix on low until dough just begins to form large clumps, about 30 seconds.
- Use hands to roll dough into 1-inch balls. Place on parchment-lined baking sheets, spacing about 1 1/2 inches apart. Bake one batch at a time until lightly browned, about 12 minutes. Cool to room temperature.
- For the glaze, whisk cream cheese and 2 tablespoons lime juice in medium bowl until combined and no lumps remain. Whisk in confectioners' sugar until smooth, adding remaining lime juice as needed until glaze is thin enough to spread easily.
- Dip tops of cookies into glaze and scrape away excess, then dip into coconut. Set cookies on parchment-lined baking sheet; let stand until glaze dries and sets. Store in an airtight container for up to four days.
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Notes
- To make the superfine sugar, pulse 3/4 cup of sugar in a food processor for about 30 seconds.
- To make the superfine sugar, pulse 3/4 cup of sugar in a food processor for about 30 seconds.
Nutrition Information
Calories
136kcal
(7%)
Carbohydrates
18g
(6%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
7g
(11%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.3g
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
Trans Fat
0.2g
Cholesterol
15mg
(5%)
Sodium
31mg
(1%)
Potassium
27mg
(1%)
Fiber
0.4g
(2%)
Sugar
11g
(22%)
Vitamin A
174IU
(3%)
Vitamin C
0.4mg
(0%)
Calcium
5mg
(1%)
Iron
0.5mg
(3%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 36cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 136
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 136kcal | 7% |
| Carbohydrates | 18g | 6% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 7g | 11% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.3g | 2% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Trans Fat | 0.2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 15mg | 5% |
| Sodium | 31mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 27mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 0.4g | 2% |
| Sugar | 11g | 22% |
| Vitamin A | 174IU | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 0.4mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 5mg | 1% |
| Iron | 0.5mg | 3% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.